A display of Starbucks Via instant coffee is shown, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in New York. Starbucks Corp. began handing out tens of thousands of free samples of its latest product Tuesday, hoping to persuade consumers to try what many see as a down-market drink. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

A display of Starbucks Via instant coffee is shown, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in New York. Starbucks Corp. began handing out tens of thousands of free samples of its latest product Tuesday, hoping to persuade consumers to try what many see as a down-market drink.

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  1. The Brooklyn Youth Chorus, with trumpeter Rasheed Richard Howard and banjoist Bruce Edwards, sing "All You Need Is Love" as part of the Starbucks Love Project in New York, New York on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The musicians added their voices to the live global sing-along with more than 120 countries in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the partnership between Starbucks and (RED).
  2. SAN FRANCISCO - DECEMBER 01: Starbucks display in honor of World AIDS Day, (RED) opened a pop-up store in San Francisco which features the latest holiday items from (RED) partners. A portion of all sales are contributed to the Global Fund to Help Fight AIDS in Africa. on December 1, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  3. Police stand guard outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Mexico City December 1, 2009. Two unidentified gunmen shot former Federal Police agent Edgar Enrique Bayardo inside the coffee shop while he was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney General.
  4. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Starbucks (Red) product on display in honor of World AIDS Day December 1, 2009 in New York City. (RED) opened a pop-up store in New York which features the latest holiday items from (RED) partners. A portion of all sales are contributed to the Global Fund to Help Fight AIDS in Africa.
  5. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Starbucks (Red) product on display in honor of World AIDS Day December 1, 2009 in New York City. (RED) opened a pop-up store in New York which features the latest holiday items from (RED) partners. A portion of all sales are contributed to the Global Fund to Help Fight AIDS in Africa.
  6. Police forensic workers remove the body of Edgar Enrique Bayardo after he was gunned down in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Bayardo, a former Federal Police officer, was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney General Office (PGR).
  7. A police officer stands guard in front of the entrance to a Starbucks coffee shop after former Federal Police agent Edgar Enrique Bayardo was gunned down in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Bayardo was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney Generals Office (PGR).
  8. Police officers guard the entrance to a Starbucks coffee shop after former Federal Police agent Edgar Enrique Bayardo was gunned down in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Bayardo was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney Generals Office (PGR).
  9. A police officer stands guard near the entrance to a Starbucks coffee shop after former Federal Police agent Edgar Enrique Bayardo was gunned down in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Bayardo was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney Generals Office (PGR).
  10. A police forensic worker takes a picture of the entrance to a Starbucks coffee shop after former Federal Police agent Edgar Enrique Bayardo was gunned down in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Bayardo was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney General Office (PGR).
  11. Police officers stand at the entrance to a Starbucks coffee shop after former Federal Police agent Edgar Enrique Bayardo was gunned down in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Bayardo was in a witness protection program of Mexico's Attorney Generals Office (PGR).
  12. In this photo taken Friday Nov. 20, 2009, the Foursquare application is shown on an iPhone in front of a Starbucks in San Francisco. Foursquare lets you share your whereabouts with friends, no matter if you're at a hot new bar or a neighborhood pet store.
  13. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Susannah Constantine attends a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  14. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall (L) and Susannah Constantine attend a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  15. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall attends a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  16. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall (L) and Susannah Constantine attend a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.

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